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president obama 44%. governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save our economy from freefall to save the auto industry, which governor romney would not have done, and he has a vision of how to move this economy forward. that will rebuild the middle class. that will -- and governor romney who runs around this country now saying i represent change doesn't represent change. he what he represents is a return to a failed task. >> still more feel think the governor would do better with the economy than the president. >> in that particular poll -- in that particular poll, candy, that may be the case, but in
president obama 44%. governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took...
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governor romney wins. i'm sure you won't argue. he also needs nevada where president obama right now is up by two and a half points. we are giving that to governor romney. see hothis scenario plays out. the president would have to take the state of michigan where he is up by four points. let's give those 15 points to him. wisconsin where he is up by two. this is one of the most -- obviously one of the most important states. ohio whe the president is up by two points in a pivotal, obviously as we have been talking about and will be talking about for 11 days, ohio critical. we will give that to the president. pennsylvania. the president i up five points. adding another 20 points to his electoral count. new hampshire, those four points we are going to give. up by just one point. if that were to happen, as you can see, 269-269, we have a time. so what do we do in the event that this occurs? by the way, this is entirely possible. let's go old school. back t the blackboard. and if no candidate receives a majorit
governor romney wins. i'm sure you won't argue. he also needs nevada where president obama right now is up by two and a half points. we are giving that to governor romney. see hothis scenario plays out. the president would have to take the state of michigan where he is up by four points. let's give those 15 points to him. wisconsin where he is up by two. this is one of the most -- obviously one of the most important states. ohio whe the president is up by two points in a pivotal, obviously as...
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he, of course, was with president obama and governor chris christie today. senator, great to have you with us. you were right in the middle of all of those discussions today and getting up close as to what is happening. i understand that you're going through some pretty tough times as a resident of new jersey as well. so you know first hand what the heck is going on. but i want to focus, if i can, senator, on the climate that's in washington, and what we're seeing play out in your state. clearly, there is a difference when it comes to cooperation. how effective is it? >> well, it's been very effective, ed. you know, these aren't republican communities or democratic communities. they're american communities. and today, we saw the best of that, in terms of the president, along with the governor, and other elected officials from the federal government, myself, senator lautenberg, congressman low banzio from that section of the state and all the way down. so the bottom line is, this is about taking caring all we were sworn to take care of. the president is every
he, of course, was with president obama and governor chris christie today. senator, great to have you with us. you were right in the middle of all of those discussions today and getting up close as to what is happening. i understand that you're going through some pretty tough times as a resident of new jersey as well. so you know first hand what the heck is going on. but i want to focus, if i can, senator, on the climate that's in washington, and what we're seeing play out in your state....
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obama is the nation's chief executive. neil: make you very much, peter. there have had been talk that there would be campaigning, but it would become relief supplies to areas affected were likely to be affected. again, there is no way to confirm that. meanwhile, looking at records. indicating that it has begun the process of shutting down electrical service. this is the area that is largely underwater. it makes it next to impossible to even try to fix things if they are all underwater anyway. but that is explaining why new york was the first point is the this. already, they were getting inundated with the flooding. it has simply gotten worse. the better part of valor is to let go and address the serious concerns through midtown and uptown manhattan. we have our meteorologist, michael,,following all of this. what do you make of all this? >> the storm did become extratropical and no longer a hurricane in the afternoon hours. >> it means that it has transformed itself to more of a winter like storm. it kind of pulled itself g
obama is the nation's chief executive. neil: make you very much, peter. there have had been talk that there would be campaigning, but it would become relief supplies to areas affected were likely to be affected. again, there is no way to confirm that. meanwhile, looking at records. indicating that it has begun the process of shutting down electrical service. this is the area that is largely underwater. it makes it next to impossible to even try to fix things if they are all underwater anyway....
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what the governor and president obama saw tonight add they toured the state of new jersey. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >>> welcome back we are in hoboken, new jersey. the water has receded a
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president obama in new jersey, governor chris christie today toured hard hit areas of hurricane sandy. their survey of the devastation reminded americans of how many people are suffering from the storm and how essential it is for government to help them. and then governor christie, the man mitt romney handpicked to give the keynote address at his convention began to praise president obama. >> obviously i want to thank the president. we spent a significant afternoon together surveying the damage up and down the new jersey coastline. we were on marine one together and we saw an opportunity to discuss it at length. and then going over to the shelter here, being able to meet with folks, seeing the president and his concern. he has sprung into action immediately while we were in the car riding together. so i want to thank him for that. he has worked incredibly closely with me since before the storm hit. this is our sixth conversation since the weekend and it's been a great working relationship to make sure that we're doing the jobs that people elected us to do and i cannot thank the presid
president obama in new jersey, governor chris christie today toured hard hit areas of hurricane sandy. their survey of the devastation reminded americans of how many people are suffering from the storm and how essential it is for government to help them. and then governor christie, the man mitt romney handpicked to give the keynote address at his convention began to praise president obama. >> obviously i want to thank the president. we spent a significant afternoon together surveying the...
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rasmussen reports showing governor romney tied with president obama at 49%. nationally the dead heat can be seenacross a white canvas of polls. e real clear politics bulbuls has the two men separated tonight by a mere tenth of a percentage point to. the rasmussen reports daily tracking poll ha the race at 48%. the abc washington post trackin poll shows the governor taking a one point lead after trailing by one yesterday. those of the two most recent national polls. and while the polls are tight, they are not always accurate or indicative of the of come. either candidate could win this election by a sizable margin, if you consider a sizable margin to be two or 3 percent,perhaps, regardless of what these polls are saying today. one group or demographic, like independent voters, could swing the election in the waning hours of the campaign. and what shuld worry the obama campaign with their race so tight that you can hear is quilt is not the unraveling cover-up on been gauzy or a bust response to a major est coast hurricane. what should worry the obama campaign i
rasmussen reports showing governor romney tied with president obama at 49%. nationally the dead heat can be seenacross a white canvas of polls. e real clear politics bulbuls has the two men separated tonight by a mere tenth of a percentage point to. the rasmussen reports daily tracking poll ha the race at 48%. the abc washington post trackin poll shows the governor taking a one point lead after trailing by one yesterday. those of the two most recent national polls. and while the polls are...
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chris christie is being governor as president obama is being president in chief, not a campaigner. there's no margin for christie to play party politics. he needs to get the job done as governor because as steve says, his job will be judged by how he handle this is hurricane. >> steve, how do you think the romney camp views this, who does need this and some other margins between now and next tuesday? >> no, they're at cross-purposes here. christie is about -- right now he's imperative to appeal to blue state voters and the romney imperative is to sort of make obama look bad and win over swing state voters. it's another example. we've seen it a few times this year with christie actually, the same dynamic. i can think back earlier when romney was trying to stone wall on taxes, and christie was put on national television and christie quickly realized he doesn't want to be making excuses for mitt romney not releasing his taxes. it's going to go over horribly in new jersey. doesn't look good, period. it was christie much all people who said, you know what, mitt romney should release his
chris christie is being governor as president obama is being president in chief, not a campaigner. there's no margin for christie to play party politics. he needs to get the job done as governor because as steve says, his job will be judged by how he handle this is hurricane. >> steve, how do you think the romney camp views this, who does need this and some other margins between now and next tuesday? >> no, they're at cross-purposes here. christie is about -- right now he's...
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but, i mean, you are right, a photo of barack obama with governor chris christie goes a long way. he is liked by a lot of independents in the united states i think that, i don't believe that storm will make people decide. one way or the another whether they are for obama or romney, it gets back to the economy. and you know what would hurt, president obama, is if stock market tanked -- there is that. neil: i wish we had more time, rolling stone article, getting talk that president comment i'll cut to initial calling mitt romney, a bis bs 'er, were you struck by that? seemed out of character for a president we're told does not cursehat much. a lot of republicans that look at that as well say, well, it takes one to know one. >> i was in oval office interviewing the president, after we left that is when it happened much he is telling the story, he may have been trying to be a little bit hip for rolling stone. this past week he did not just rolling stone but mtv, and things maybe he thought that would appeal. neil: but rolling stone, and i imagine you knew that would be the quote peopl
but, i mean, you are right, a photo of barack obama with governor chris christie goes a long way. he is liked by a lot of independents in the united states i think that, i don't believe that storm will make people decide. one way or the another whether they are for obama or romney, it gets back to the economy. and you know what would hurt, president obama, is if stock market tanked -- there is that. neil: i wish we had more time, rolling stone article, getting talk that president comment i'll...
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up next governor romney, president obama both appearing with prominent republicans today . the "a-team" takes that up. what is the deal? the democrats need a little boost? stay with us. ♪ i know the name of eight princesses. i'm an expt on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who mattermost to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. ♪ lou: well, joining me now, the "a-team", democratic strategist robert zimmerman, a veteran political consultant and adviser to former president clinton among others in that capacity. wall street journal opinion page editor. well, you know, as we look at these polls, absolutely not a doubt, it is, as they have said it would be for since the outset , of very tight election. >> a very close race. recede now coming down to the states in this election.
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. ♪ >>> the day after the devastation with governor christie president obama was back campaigning and five days to go until the election, jennifer granholm, former governor of michigan and republican strategist kelly ann conway, welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> let me start with you if i can, kelly ann. mitt romney a week ago was off a momentum and heading possibly to victory on tuesday. which ever way you look at this, this hasn't been a good few days for him politically. clearly the most important thing is the safety of the people involved. >> absolutely. >> and we accept that. but politically his momentum has stalled. the president has been out there being a president. >> it could be. but i'm with mayor booker and governor christie on this one, which is, it's so difficult to even a talk about politics at a time like this but you have tuesday coming up. you have early voefting going on right now in the states. so the events in front of them, i think it can go either way. people will either disassociate with the current events and how they feel for the last four years or they wi
. ♪ >>> the day after the devastation with governor christie president obama was back campaigning and five days to go until the election, jennifer granholm, former governor of michigan and republican strategist kelly ann conway, welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> let me start with you if i can, kelly ann. mitt romney a week ago was off a momentum and heading possibly to victory on tuesday. which ever way you look at this, this hasn't been a good few days for him...
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president obama a four point advantage over governor romney. in the fight for women voters, obama has a commanding lead in ohio but a lot can change of course between now and november 6th. the surprise is what john sununu told me last night is not going to go away. it could become a big problem for romney. sununu, a key romney surrogate, has put race and frankly, charges of racism front and center in the final days of the campaign when romney would have least wanted him to. let's get right to it. i asked him last night about former secretary of state colin powell's endorsement of president obama. this is what sununu said and why it's creating a political firestorm. final question. colin powell has decided to opt for president obama again despite apparently still being a republican. is it time he left the party, do you think? >> well, i'm not sure how important that is. i do like the fact that colin powell's boss, george herbert walker bush, has endorsed mitt romney all along, and frankly, when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder
president obama a four point advantage over governor romney. in the fight for women voters, obama has a commanding lead in ohio but a lot can change of course between now and november 6th. the surprise is what john sununu told me last night is not going to go away. it could become a big problem for romney. sununu, a key romney surrogate, has put race and frankly, charges of racism front and center in the final days of the campaign when romney would have least wanted him to. let's get right to...
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president obama and governor romney fighting it out for every last vote, especially in the key state of ohio. today the latest cnn poll shows obama with a very slight edge there, but there's everything to play for. today, the last jobs report before election day was released. unemployment ticking up to 7.9%, but at the same time, 171,000 jobs were created. no surprise, both candidates reacted differently to the news. >> today, our businesses have created nearly five and a half million new jobs. this morning we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today, we learned that it's actually 7.9% and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> mitt romney earlier today. you're looking at live pictures now from westchester in ohio, where rudy giuliani, the former mayor of new york, has given a blistering speech attacking barack obama. in a few minutes, he will be on this show live an
president obama and governor romney fighting it out for every last vote, especially in the key state of ohio. today the latest cnn poll shows obama with a very slight edge there, but there's everything to play for. today, the last jobs report before election day was released. unemployment ticking up to 7.9%, but at the same time, 171,000 jobs were created. no surprise, both candidates reacted differently to the news. >> today, our businesses have created nearly five and a half million new...
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president obama and governor chris christie will tour part of the state of new jersey. lorenzo langford joins us now by phone. mayor langford, your city was slammed by the superstorm, the boardwalk smashed, areas flooded. if you can, give us a status update. >> we are coming out of this thing in pretty good shape, believe it or not. our -- our biggest concern at this point is trying to restore power to one-third of our residents once we are able to do that, i am hopeful that the state police will allow for passage of our residents who have moved to higher ground in shelters outside of the city, to enable them to come back in and return to their humble abodes, that's their biggest concern right now. >> were there any casualties? >> we had one casualty. we haven't determined as of yet whether it was an atlantic city resident. one of the shelters where our residents had been moved to, did -- i should say, that's the only reported fatality we've heard of, and in addition to that, we are blessed from the standpoint we've had no serious injuries, loss of limbs or anything lik
president obama and governor chris christie will tour part of the state of new jersey. lorenzo langford joins us now by phone. mayor langford, your city was slammed by the superstorm, the boardwalk smashed, areas flooded. if you can, give us a status update. >> we are coming out of this thing in pretty good shape, believe it or not. our -- our biggest concern at this point is trying to restore power to one-third of our residents once we are able to do that, i am hopeful that the state...
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just a month ago, president obama led governor romney by double dijts. today, that margin is razor thin. >> it is really still right down the lines of is the economy the important tipping point for you one way or the other, or is it the social issues that are the tipping point one way or the other. >> reporter: for you? >> for me, it was a little bit of both. >> reporter: registered independent is running for obama. >> reporter: how did you vote since you voted already? >> i voted for romney. i feel like there's a lot of things in our economy that need to be worked on. and i feel like obama has a lot of great tuck but not as much that has been done. >> with just days left, there are fewer and fewer tina susacs. >> reporter: do you feel like they're fighting over you? >> yeah, doi. >> reporter: the state's nonelectoral votes could hang in the balance and so could the election. >>> now, governor romney is expected to arrive here at this amphitheater right behind me in just about 90 minutes. this is his final stop through this critical swing state. he says
just a month ago, president obama led governor romney by double dijts. today, that margin is razor thin. >> it is really still right down the lines of is the economy the important tipping point for you one way or the other, or is it the social issues that are the tipping point one way or the other. >> reporter: for you? >> for me, it was a little bit of both. >> reporter: registered independent is running for obama. >> reporter: how did you vote since you voted...
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. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. pennsylvania and virginia were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> dana joins me now. you said in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorrow in new jersey. we'll be covering that closely there is some politicking going on underneath the radar, isn't there? >> there is, of course. no surprise. this case, it's democrats really pushing the story that romney would slash federal disaster relief. even get rid much fema, and based on a debate last year. and he said that the federal role should be limited and romney was asked multiple times today to clarify the position on fema he didn't answer. afterward, romney's campaign insists he would eliminate fema, that may be true, but the plan to reduce the deficit would include cutting spending, and that would likely include fema. and paul ryan released his budget last year, which caused for a 35% cut to fema. >> we'll see if he talks about that tomorrow on the campaign trail. dana bash, appreciate it. we'll be right b
. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. pennsylvania and virginia were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> dana joins me now. you said in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorrow in new jersey. we'll be covering that closely there is some politicking going on underneath the radar, isn't there? >> there is, of course. no surprise. this case, it's democrats really pushing the story that romney would...
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governor romney, ended with two campaign stops in colorado. because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. they are widening the fax and e-mail program used by absentee voters. they want to ease the pressure on temporary polling stations. >>> and 106 u.s. deg deaths ar blamed on the storm. 2.5 million people are still without power. the damage estimated at 30 to $50 billion. dozens have been struck by a new infection after being injected with the tainted steroids. 29 people have died. i'm victor blackwell, "obama revealed" continues right now. >>> back in january 2008, the hottest place for politics was in one of the coldest places in the country. a crowd of presidential hopefuls was in iowa. >> fired up. ready to go. >> including the junior senator from illinois. >> let's go change the world. >> we sat down on the cnn bus to talk for our first interview. when you're sitting in the oval office and you're the decider, how can you still be the change agent from that position? >> let's take the issue of hea
governor romney, ended with two campaign stops in colorado. because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. they are widening the fax and e-mail program used by absentee voters. they want to ease the pressure on temporary polling stations. >>> and 106 u.s. deg deaths ar blamed on the storm. 2.5 million people are still without power. the damage estimated at 30 to $50 billion. dozens have been struck by a new infection after being injected with the...
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one of the governors obama is talking to is one of romney's most influential supporters. he's now heaping praise on the president. >> i was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president personally. he has expedited the designation of new jersey as a major disaster area. the president has been outstanding in this. >> reporter: a cringeworthy moment for team romney. later the outspoken new jersey governor, who's hosting the president wednesday to tour damage, said this about sandy's effect on the election. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do people of the state of new jersey. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. swing state governors of virginia and pennsylvania were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> and dana joins me now. and as you said, dana, in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorrow in new jersey. obviously, we'll be covering that closely. there is some politicking goin
one of the governors obama is talking to is one of romney's most influential supporters. he's now heaping praise on the president. >> i was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president personally. he has expedited the designation of new jersey as a major disaster area. the president has been outstanding in this. >> reporter: a cringeworthy moment for team romney. later the outspoken new jersey governor, who's hosting the president wednesday to tour damage, said this...
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. >>> governor chris christie of new jersey praises president obama and good government. so where does that leave mitt romney? joan walsh joins me for that. >>> and lies from mitt romney reach a whole new level. he continues to run bonus commercials in ohio even though he knows they are false. nina turner and chris redfern are here with reaction. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. that's the sound of car insurance companies these days. here a cheap, there a cheap, everywhere a cheap... you get it. so, what if instead of just a cheap choice, you could make a smart choice? like, esurance for example. they were born online and built to save people money from the beginning. it's what they've always done. not just so
. >>> governor chris christie of new jersey praises president obama and good government. so where does that leave mitt romney? joan walsh joins me for that. >>> and lies from mitt romney reach a whole new level. he continues to run bonus commercials in ohio even though he knows they are false. nina turner and chris redfern are here with reaction. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and...
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barone predicting governor romney will get 315 electoral votes and president obama will get 223. we are back with the political panel. rick, this is going out on a limb. did analysis and spent a lot of time on this one. >> he is in the minority of thinking this is a blowout for either candidate particularly for mitt romney. the momentum in the last couple of days has been on obama's side. i think since sandy hit it stopped mitt romney in his tracks and kind of paused the race for a couple of days. i have a hard time seeing all of the states break in one direction. it can happen certainly within the margin of error in all of the states but you look at the national map and battleground map that has president obama running fairly strongly and leading in most of the battleground states including critical, ohio. and it is hard to see how he gets blown out of the water by mitt romney. i don't see this as being a 300 plus electoral right for mitt romney. >> greta: he hangs his hat largely on the independents. that is why he says this is going to break for romneyly think the independents
barone predicting governor romney will get 315 electoral votes and president obama will get 223. we are back with the political panel. rick, this is going out on a limb. did analysis and spent a lot of time on this one. >> he is in the minority of thinking this is a blowout for either candidate particularly for mitt romney. the momentum in the last couple of days has been on obama's side. i think since sandy hit it stopped mitt romney in his tracks and kind of paused the race for a couple...
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and the governor understands the failed policies of barack obama, but he's been working with him on this storm and feels he's working very well with him. so be it. >> it is an image that will stick in some people's minds. i just want to ask you, "wall street journal" wrote a headline about the storm and underneath the headline about the storm, which is the top story around the country, is, race is back on after storm hiatus. as you can see, it did make the front page. look, i guess that's something. it is a presidential election. but has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you just hoping whatever people thought before the storm, they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not see any swing back to the president? >> there's no question we have five days left, the momentum is with us, but you stop campaigning, you have to come back and see what happens. but we've been living under barack obama for four years. americans know exactly the impact his policies have had. enormously challenging. and what mitt romney is offering them is a break from the status q
and the governor understands the failed policies of barack obama, but he's been working with him on this storm and feels he's working very well with him. so be it. >> it is an image that will stick in some people's minds. i just want to ask you, "wall street journal" wrote a headline about the storm and underneath the headline about the storm, which is the top story around the country, is, race is back on after storm hiatus. as you can see, it did make the front page. look, i...
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as much as they criticized barack obama for not understanding america, a governor saying something like that who should -- and he's had floods in his state when he was governor. he of all people should understand that the federal government by law plays a very important role in terms of being a coordinating agencagency. once the president is able to say it's, you know, it's a certain kind of disaster, that kicks in all kinds of federal aid. that is critical and also critical to have the federal government as kind of that nexus point to help coordinate between state and federal and local governments. i mean, somebody who's been a governor should know that and should understand that there are times when that's very important. >> i want to show a little bit more of just how much the romney campaign was not campaigning in ohio today. here's john mccain in ohio with the romney campaign. >> this president is either engaged in a massive cover-up deceiving the american people or he's so grossly incompetent that he's not qualified to be the commander in chief of our own forces. >> jonathan capeh
as much as they criticized barack obama for not understanding america, a governor saying something like that who should -- and he's had floods in his state when he was governor. he of all people should understand that the federal government by law plays a very important role in terms of being a coordinating agencagency. once the president is able to say it's, you know, it's a certain kind of disaster, that kicks in all kinds of federal aid. that is critical and also critical to have the federal...
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. >>> new jersey's republican governor chris christie has a new best friend, president obama. >> hurricane sandy bearing down on the entire eastern seaboard. >> bearing down on 60 million people across at least a dozen states. >> from delaware to north carolina. new york and new jersey. >> this was a devastating storm. >> in atlantic city part of the famous boardwalk has washed away. >> ground zero, floodwaters rushing into the construction site. >> many homes completely covered. >> massive six-alarm fire in new york's borough of queens. >> 3 feet of snow in parts of west virginia. >> 7.8 million people without power. >> flights are canceled. subways are shut down. >> the federal government is closed. the new york stock exchange is closed. >> we're a week from election day. >> just seven days to go. >> i don't give a damn about election day. >> this storm is not yet over. >> the president has been all over this, and he deserves great credit. >> the election will take care of itself. >> i will tell you, this administration could give a damn less about election day. >> they talked about peop
. >>> new jersey's republican governor chris christie has a new best friend, president obama. >> hurricane sandy bearing down on the entire eastern seaboard. >> bearing down on 60 million people across at least a dozen states. >> from delaware to north carolina. new york and new jersey. >> this was a devastating storm. >> in atlantic city part of the famous boardwalk has washed away. >> ground zero, floodwaters rushing into the construction site....
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and that's something governor romney has not done. >> david axelrod from the obama campaign. thanks for joining us. >> all right wolf. good to be with you. >>> it's among the tightest and most contentious contest in the country and it has national implications. we'll get the latest on the wisconsin senate race. wisconsin senate race. stand by. crest. life opens up when you do. >>> let's head to the midwest right now and take a closer look at the lay of the political land in wisconsin, another key battleground state. it has ten electoral votes. it went for president obama in 2008. the latest polling shows the president with a six-point lead over romney in wisconsin. the president will be heading to wisconsin this week. it certainly remains a toss-up on the cnn electoral map. there's also a very heated u.s. senate race in wisconsin underway right now. here's cnn's ted rowlands. >> reporter: on the right, tommy thompson, on the left, tammy baldwin, now 70, he served four terms as wisconsin governor and was george w. bush's secretary of health and human services. she's 50, openly
and that's something governor romney has not done. >> david axelrod from the obama campaign. thanks for joining us. >> all right wolf. good to be with you. >>> it's among the tightest and most contentious contest in the country and it has national implications. we'll get the latest on the wisconsin senate race. wisconsin senate race. stand by. crest. life opens up when you do. >>> let's head to the midwest right now and take a closer look at the lay of the...
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president obama wrapped up the day in virginia governor romney started in new hampshire, spoke in iowa and ended with two campaign stops in colorado. >>> because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. the governor's office says it's widening the fax and e-mail programs used by absentee voters and military. the storm wiped out so many structures, officials wanted to ease the pressure on temporary polling places. >>> the tomorrow clean-up continues. at least 106 u.s. deaths are blamed on the storms and emergency workers are still looking for victims. almost 2.5 million people are still without power. the damage is estimated at $30 billion to $50 billion. >>> don't forget to set your clocks back one hour. for most, daylight savings time ends at 2:00 a.m. ben franklin came up with the idea back in 1784. it was formally adopted in 1966. i'm victor blackwell. "obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the
president obama wrapped up the day in virginia governor romney started in new hampshire, spoke in iowa and ended with two campaign stops in colorado. >>> because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. the governor's office says it's widening the fax and e-mail programs used by absentee voters and military. the storm wiped out so many structures, officials wanted to ease the pressure on temporary polling places. >>> the tomorrow clean-up...
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president obama will travel to new jersey tomorrow to view the damage along with governor chris christie. a governor who surprised many people today when he called the president, and i quote, outstanding and incredibly supportive. words he wouldn't have used at the height of election battle last week. governor christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quiteunprecedented. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, today i toured the jersey coastline in my helicopter and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like this in my life. not here in new jersey. you see sights like the seaside heights boardwalk, where the program "the jersey shore" is filmed, the boardwalk is gone. it is gone. amusement rides, a roller coaster, a flume, in the ocean. it's incredible. homes destroyed. it's an awful thing. >> new jersey people are known for their resilience, they're tough people. you yours
president obama will travel to new jersey tomorrow to view the damage along with governor chris christie. a governor who surprised many people today when he called the president, and i quote, outstanding and incredibly supportive. words he wouldn't have used at the height of election battle last week. governor christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quiteunprecedented. have...
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governor chris christie of course republican from new jersey and president obama, as it looks like in fact they're getting to the point where they will come up and talk to the microphones. the president has been meeting with people in atlantic city marina down in new jersey. again we can see him on the left there. you see governor christie on the right. hard to miss those two figures. liz: atlantic city among the hardest hit areas. the boardwalk completely destroyed. the jersey shore underwater. hoboken, new jersey, the national guard moved in to help save residents trapped by sewage-laced water. new jersey, exactly where the eye of the storm moved over is hardest hit here. there is the president meeting residents, giving hugs. chris christie right there is very solid reporter of all his state. not sleeping. these gentlemen working together, politics completely aside exactly what most americans would love to see, working together to bring americans together at a time like this. david: we by the way saw two senators, democratic senators from new jersey, lautenberg and menendez with the
governor chris christie of course republican from new jersey and president obama, as it looks like in fact they're getting to the point where they will come up and talk to the microphones. the president has been meeting with people in atlantic city marina down in new jersey. again we can see him on the left there. you see governor christie on the right. hard to miss those two figures. liz: atlantic city among the hardest hit areas. the boardwalk completely destroyed. the jersey shore...